This is sometimes known as 'parentese' - and in fact pretty much every language wherever it is in the world has this special way of talking to babies. But why? What is it that babies love about ...

The parent speaks in a high-pitched voice—known as "parentese"—as they respond positively to the baby's babbling and gestures, commonly with eye contact and smiles. These connections don't ...

The team are using this set up to find out what's happening inside babies' brains when they listen to Parentese. She quickly loses interest. This pattern of behaviour is backed up by other studies ...